Solved – errno 13 permission denied python

In this article, you will learn how to solve errno 13 permission denied python error.

Let’s look at a code example that produces the same error.

Create a Csv file fruitslist.csv

Mango,2,0
Potato,5,2
Onion,4,1
ladyfinger,2,3

and import it in the code snippet below:

import csv
with open("fruitslist.csv", "r") as file:
	list = csv.reader(file)
	for r in list:
		print(r)

Output

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'fruitslist.csv'

In order to solve errno 13 permission denied python error we have to give Python right permissions to access a file.

In your terminal execute the following command:

chown admin:admin fruitslist.csv

or

chmod 755 fruitslist.csv

Note – Don’t forget to Replace admin with your username .